Gonna buy a GS430 tomorrow.. anything i should know about this car first???
02-07-11, 08:59 AM
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Just picked up the car today and i'm lovin it... i really wish they would have put the gen 5 navi in this one though... the gen 4 navi looks so ugly compared to it... i think i just killed the battery too... i was messing around with stuff like the navi and sound system in my garage with the engine off...
And I even finally normalized my windows and moonroof heh.
02-07-11, 09:04 AM
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I am sorry to admit that would probably be my dream machine, so that I don't get annoyed while driving. But I would never actually buy one. I am old, but not that old. Plus the first gen LS looks like an '81 Corona pumped up to 56PSi.
02-08-11, 07:51 AM
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just make sure you get a well maintained car, thats the most important IMO. the only reason I picked up my 06 GS430 was because I was able to see all the service records. previous owner brought his car in every 5k miles like clockwork, and spent over 20k in servicing the car.
02-08-11, 11:10 AM
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Arrrgggh I hate reading posts like this because my GS 300 awd does no better. How on earth can I be getting the same mileage with 2 fewer cylinders and 1.3 liters less displacement?? Just because of the AWD? And I really do drive gently, and even try to avoid coming to a dead stop, as I know that moving a 3700lb car from 0 is always going to use a lot of gas. And the GS 430 even weighs more!
and honestly I dont think I've ever even done 20-21 city. Really its more like 18, and the more stop/go I do the lower it plummets.
and honestly I dont think I've ever even done 20-21 city. Really its more like 18, and the more stop/go I do the lower it plummets.
02-08-11, 11:15 AM
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I wouldn't sweat it. Not only each person drives differently, it also heavily depends on your type of commute. For example, I am an early bird, so there's hardly any traffic when I am on the road, plus most of my commute is on the freeway where I am on the 8th gear. On the weekends, we travel on city roads with many lights, and the MPG just plummets. You're in CA, so I am sure you're constantly in bumper-to-bumper traffic. As a result, your MPG will greatly suffer.
If you're like me, living in a downtown urban area, rarely drive on the highway (and when you do it's always a traffic jam)... it's almost better to turn that display off and think happy thoughts.
I got nearly TWICE the MPG on a long obstacle free highway road trip outside of the city as I normally get in my day to day driving. If you're really concerned about your car's MPG, leave for the middle of nowhere and fill the tank, then continue driving further out into the middle of nowhere and put your cruise control on at slightly under the speed limit. After some time, you'll be truly amazed at how efficient your car can be. :P
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